The new music AI stack: Key takeaways from our NYC event
On November 20, Water & Music hosted an intimate evening in New York exploring practical applications of AI across music creation, voice synthesis, and rights management.
Our speakers — leaders from several market-leading music AI companies — shared concrete examples of how these tools are being integrated into daily workflows, while surfacing critical questions about attribution and value creation in an AI-first music industry.
Who was in the room
We welcomed over 40 industry leaders to the offices of Mach1, a spatial and immersive audio production studio and longtime member of the W&M community.
Our audience included representatives from:
- Music-tech: Spotify, SoundCloud, Amuse, Dolby, SiriusXM, Splice, Pex, and several early-stage startups
- Labels, publishers, and management: Roc Nation, Atlantic Records, gamma
- Big tech: Apple and YouTube
- Investment: J.P. Morgan, Raine, Bain Capital, GoldState Music
Our featured speakers were:
- Rebecca Hu — Product Manager, Suno
- Juliette Rolnick — Music Product, ElevenLabs
- Benji Rogers — Co-President, Sureel / Partner, Lark42
- Yung Spielburg — Head AI Analyst, Water & Music; Grammy-winning producer
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